Game 10 • South Alabama Jaguars vs Central Arkansas Sugar Bears
December 16, 2017 • 1:05 p.m. (C.T.) • Mitchell Center • Mobile, Ala.

THE COACHES
South Alabama
Terry Fowler (Lane [Tenn.], 1986)
Record at USA: 45-82 (5th year)
Overall Record: 252-260 (18th year)

Central Arkansas
Sandra Rushing
(Alabama, '86)
Record at Central Arkansas: 109-53 (5)
Overall: 512-309 (27)
 
LAST GAME
South Alabama survived a 27-0 second-half run by Southern to get back on the winning end, 69-65, as Chyna Ellis recorded her fifth double-double of the season.

NEXT GAME
The Jaguars conclude the non-conference schedule with UAB on Thursday. Tipoff is scheduled for 1:05 p.m.

ON THE AIR
On the web: http://usajaguars.com/watch/?Live=1008&type=Archive
On the air: https://www.iheart.com/live/995-the-jag-mobile-7117/; 99.5 FM The Jag, pbp JT Crabtree
Live stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=196089
 
RANKINGS (Games played through Dec. 13)
USA: #92 RPI
CENTRAL ARKANSAS: #39 RPI

THE SERIES
The two programs are meeting for the first time.
 
OPENING TIP
- The Jaguars took a tough-matchup over Southern, 69-65.
- The Jags capped off November with an .833 winning percentage, their best winning percentage in November since the 2008-09 season.
- USA had its first four game-win streak since 2015-16.
- The Jags had four-double digit scorers against Southern Mississippi, the only time this season.
- USA has had five 20 or more point scoring efforts this season. Ellis has had three including a career-high 24 points against Southern Mississippi.
- The same starting-five has been used in all eight games.
- Ellis has led South Alabama in scoring in eight of the nine games.
- The senior center has five double-doubles this season, including three in the last four games.
- Ellis has had double-digit points in eight games, while recording double-digit rebounds in four.
- Savannah Jones has scored in double-digits six times this season, while Shaforia Kines and Erin Autio have two 10 or more point games each.
- Genesis Perrymond had three-consecutive games with at least 10 points, before scoring five against Southern.
-  Perrymond's 14 points against Jacksonville was a season high for the senior guard.
- South Alabama has six scorers averaging seven or more points per contest, Ellis (16.2), Jones (13.4), Perrymond (8.3), Kines (7.7), Antoinette Lewis (7.2), and Erin Autio (7.0).
- USA has had three players record three blocks in a game this season, Ellis four-times, Lewis twice and LaNeetra Guillory once.
- USA is shooting 40.4 percent from the including 34.6 percent from the three-point arc this season.
- Ellis needs 74 more points to reach 1,000 for her career.
- Ellis has 252 blocks for her career and is second all-time in Sun Belt Conference history. She needs 28 blocks to become the all-time leader in SBC history.
- South Alabama is 2-2 in games decided by single digits.
- USA is 1-3 when scoring fewer than 60 points.
- South Alabama has been outrebounded three times this season, losing each time.
- The Jags have only trailed at halftime three-times this season, at North Carolina State (Nov. 19), at home against Jacksonville (Dec. 3), and at Ole Miss (12/9).
- USA is 4-2 on the road and 2-1 at home.
- USA is 6-0 when finishing tied or having outrebounded its opponent.
- When scoring 60 or more points, South Alabama is 5-0.
- The Jags turned the ball over 31 times against Southern, the most at home since USA turned it over 32 times against Louisiana Tech on Dec. 2, 2000.
- Central Arkansas is 5-3 this season.
- UCA's three losses have come to Baylor, Texas A&M, and Tennessee.
- The Sugar Bears have outscored their opponents by 20.7 ppg.
- Like Southern, UCA does not giveaway the ball often. The Sugar Bears only turn the ball over 13 times per contest and have a turnover margin of 4.6.
- Central Arkansas 47.2 percent from the field.
- UCA has two players averaging double-digits, Taylor Baudoin (15.1) and Kamry Orr (12.7).
- Kierra Jordan leads the Sugar Bears in blocks (11) and rebounds per game (6.0).

 
THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Terry Fowler
On what to expect from Central Arkansas: "They are well coached. Coach Sandra Rushing and I coached against each other several times in the Gulf South conference when she was at Delta State and I was at North Alabama. I know what to expect from her team. They'll be hard-nosed, tough and gritty. They can get after it defensively and execute on the offensive end of the floor."
 
On last week's game against Southern: "We need to play better despite winning the game. The first 20 minutes was as good as offensive and defensive basketball we've played all year. We just have to be ready to continue it and we'll be looking for it from our team on Saturday."
 
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